New blog post: Managing FreeBSD Jails with Ansible.

I wrote jailexec - an Ansible connection plugin that lets you manage FreeBSD jails without running SSH inside each one. It connects to the jail host via SSH and uses jexec to run commands, just like you would manually.

Features:
• Single Python file, easy install
• Supports doas and sudo
• Secure two-stage file transfers
• Works with any jail manager

Blog: https://blog.hofstede.it/managing-freebsd-jails-with-ansible-the-jailexec-connection-plugin/

Code: https://github.com/chofstede/ansible_jailexec

#FreeBSD #Ansible #DevOps #SysAdmin #Jails #Automation

New blog post: Managing FreeBSD Jails with Ansible.

I wrote jailexec - an Ansible connection plugin that lets you manage FreeBSD jails without running SSH inside each one. It connects to the jail host via SSH and uses jexec to run commands, just like you would manually.

Features:
• Single Python file, easy install
• Supports doas and sudo
• Secure two-stage file transfers
• Works with any jail manager

Blog: https://blog.hofstede.it/managing-freebsd-jails-with-ansible-the-jailexec-connection-plugin/

Code: https://github.com/chofstede/ansible_jailexec

#FreeBSD #Ansible #DevOps #SysAdmin #Jails #Automation

Wow,The Ansible connection plugin "jailexec.py", that I created this year, which can be used to automate FreeBSD jails without SSH (via jexec) got used in an example git-repository from the @FreeBSDFoundation 😯

https://github.com/FreeBSDFoundation/blog/tree/main/easy-jail-setup/plugins/connection

I feel humbled.

jailexec.py: https://github.com/chofstede/ansible_jailexec/

#freebsd #ansible #python #bsd #unix

Wow,The Ansible connection plugin "jailexec.py", that I created this year, which can be used to automate FreeBSD jails without SSH (via jexec) got used in an example git-repository from the @FreeBSDFoundation 😯

https://github.com/FreeBSDFoundation/blog/tree/main/easy-jail-setup/plugins/connection

I feel humbled.

jailexec.py: https://github.com/chofstede/ansible_jailexec/

#freebsd #ansible #python #bsd #unix

Good news: Regarding the ongoing #AntiAntifa attacks by #debanking leftist solidarity projects in #Germany the Georg Elser Institute @gei emergency-published an #Ansible project that deploys a complete #Taler demo stack (exchange, merchant, WordPress shop) on #Ubuntu 24.04 (noble) to give *everybody* a jump start into the complexity of #GNUtaler.

We forked it for you on #Codeberg:
https://codeberg.org/taler-space/ansible-vps-setup

#DebankTrump #BildetBanken #39c3

Good news: Regarding the ongoing #AntiAntifa attacks by #debanking leftist solidarity projects in #Germany the Georg Elser Institute @gei emergency-published an #Ansible project that deploys a complete #Taler demo stack (exchange, merchant, WordPress shop) on #Ubuntu 24.04 (noble) to give *everybody* a jump start into the complexity of #GNUtaler.

We forked it for you on #Codeberg:
https://codeberg.org/taler-space/ansible-vps-setup

#DebankTrump #BildetBanken #39c3

# Evolving Our Tor Relay Security Architecture

https://blog.emeraldonion.org/evolving-our-tor-relay-security-architecture

A new blog post where @alexhaydock goes into some detail showcasing our minimalistic @alpinelinux Tor relays architecture, a threat model, and including a link to our now-public open source "Emerald Relays" orchestration framework.

The past 6 months have proven its success, and now we look forward to phase 2 (read the post!), which we need your help in funding. Emerald Onion is a U.S. 501(c)(3) tax-deductible nonprofit, so please consider donating before 31 December! https://emeraldonion.org/donate/

#Tor #TorOps #Privacy #AntiCensorship #Anonymity #Ansible #Proxmox #Terraform #AMD #Epyc #SEVSNP #NonProfit #GivingTuesday

If you're a #PHP developer who uses #DDEV you might be interested in checking out what I've been up to making @codeenigma's ce-deploy ( #Ansible stack for app deployment) work inside DDEV, both already support #drupal, #symfony, #wordpress, etc. It allows developers to test their server deployments locally, with the same tools as their server environments, before running them for real. 😎

https://gitlab.com/code-enigma/ddev-deploy

# Evolving Our Tor Relay Security Architecture

https://blog.emeraldonion.org/evolving-our-tor-relay-security-architecture

A new blog post where @alexhaydock goes into some detail showcasing our minimalistic @alpinelinux Tor relays architecture, a threat model, and including a link to our now-public open source "Emerald Relays" orchestration framework.

The past 6 months have proven its success, and now we look forward to phase 2 (read the post!), which we need your help in funding. Emerald Onion is a U.S. 501(c)(3) tax-deductible nonprofit, so please consider donating before 31 December! https://emeraldonion.org/donate/

#Tor #TorOps #Privacy #AntiCensorship #Anonymity #Ansible #Proxmox #Terraform #AMD #Epyc #SEVSNP #NonProfit #GivingTuesday

If you're a #PHP developer who uses #DDEV you might be interested in checking out what I've been up to making @codeenigma's ce-deploy ( #Ansible stack for app deployment) work inside DDEV, both already support #drupal, #symfony, #wordpress, etc. It allows developers to test their server deployments locally, with the same tools as their server environments, before running them for real. 😎

https://gitlab.com/code-enigma/ddev-deploy

It's almost as if Puppet, Chef, and CFEngine had become rude words.

#Ansible

Finally I found time to write down some insights into my #homelab, #selfhosting adventures and how I run things unconnected to big tech platforms.

A general look insight can be found here https://www.codedge.de/hlab/

If you want to read some technical details about some inner workings, follow my article series around my homelab look here https://www.codedge.de/tags/hlab/

I am going to write some more in-depth articles in the next couple of days.

#k3s #k8s #kubernetes #ansible #selfhosting @homelab

NEW BLOGPOST!

The Onionspray Ansible role version 3 has just been released, and with it, I've put together this article about @torproject , online privacy, and related concepts. If you'd like to learn more about Tor onion services, and how you can easily deploy your own with Onionspray and Ansible, be sure to take a look!

https://zoug.fr/deploy-tor-onion-service-onionspray-ansible/

Feel free to leave a comment on it by replying to this post :)

#tor #onion #privacy #ansible

NEW BLOGPOST!

The Onionspray Ansible role version 3 has just been released, and with it, I've put together this article about @torproject , online privacy, and related concepts. If you'd like to learn more about Tor onion services, and how you can easily deploy your own with Onionspray and Ansible, be sure to take a look!

https://zoug.fr/deploy-tor-onion-service-onionspray-ansible/

Feel free to leave a comment on it by replying to this post :)

#tor #onion #privacy #ansible

Earlier this year, I developed "ansible_jailexec", a modern Ansible connection plugin that can manage FreeBSD Jails via jexec via the host (incl. transparent file copy into the jails filesystem). All released under a BSD license.

That way, you can automate FreeBSD Jails via Ansible, even when they have no ssh or network connectivity.

On Codeberg: https://codeberg.org/Larvitz/ansible_jailexec
On GitHub: https://github.com/chofstede/ansible_jailexec/

The connection-plugin comes as a single python file (jailexec.py) and comes with Unit tests and internal safety checks.

Maybe someone finds it useful.

Happy automating 🙂

#freebsd #ansible #automation #bsd #automation #opensource #foss #jails

Earlier this year, I developed "ansible_jailexec", a modern Ansible connection plugin that can manage FreeBSD Jails via jexec via the host (incl. transparent file copy into the jails filesystem). All released under a BSD license.

That way, you can automate FreeBSD Jails via Ansible, even when they have no ssh or network connectivity.

On Codeberg: https://codeberg.org/Larvitz/ansible_jailexec
On GitHub: https://github.com/chofstede/ansible_jailexec/

The connection-plugin comes as a single python file (jailexec.py) and comes with Unit tests and internal safety checks.

Maybe someone finds it useful.

Happy automating 🙂

#freebsd #ansible #automation #bsd #automation #opensource #foss #jails